[Arm-netbook] new development laptop needed, looking at dell xps 13 9350

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On 12/5/16, mike.valk at gmail.com <mike.valk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2016-12-05 11:55 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>:
>
>> *sigh* argh i can just feel that, after thinking it through, 16GB
>> simply isn't going to be enough, long-term.
>>
>
> How about using a lighter/smaller laptop and a "mini" desktop as a server,
> SSH/VNC. Like an Intel NUC

 nice idea... can't do it.  remember, i would have to carry the mini
desktop as a server, plus its power supply, plus network cables, in my
backpack, setting it up at the factory, or at a client, or at a hotel,
or a supplier, every single time.

 plus, openscad, which is heavy on the 3D OpenGL side, simply wouldn't
work over X11.



> Asus ZenBook UX305CA-FB649T
> <https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/656079/asus-zenbook-ux305ca-fb649t.html>
> (13,3"
> (3200x1800 IPS), 128GB (ssd), 1,2kg, €699)
> Shuttle XPC Nano NC02U

 damnit if they could do up to 16GB of RAM instead of being restricted
to 12 i'd consider it, based on the lower price.


> P.S. Look at ram compression. Browsers are quite bloated in RAM usage these
> days.

 tried it: it failed spectacularly, trashing the performance
completely for general use, and, worse, actually made matters worse by
taking up real RAM.